Hampshire vs Essex Scorecard, Match 21, County Championship 2026

Match 21 · County Championship 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 8 May 2026 to 10 May 2026

Hampshire 235 & 214

Essex 273 & 178/4

Essex won by 6 wickets

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Match summary

Hampshire played Essex in Match 21, County Championship 2026 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 8 May 2026 to 10 May 2026. Essex won by 6 wickets.

Essex won the toss and chose to field first. Hampshire made 235 in 71.3 overs, Essex made 273 in 90 overs, Hampshire made 214 in 79.5 overs, Essex made 178/4 in 41.5 overs.

BC Brown top-scored with 130 runs in the match; Kyle Abbott took 6/80 in the match.

Hampshire Innings

235/10 (71.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TE Albert lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	6	20	1	0	30.00
NRT Gubbins c MJJ Critchley b S Snater	c MJJ Critchley b S Snater	8	28	1	0	28.57
TJ Prest b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	4	4	1	0	100.00
JS Lehmann b JA Porter	b JA Porter	89	164	15	0	54.27
BA Mayes c SR Harmer b SJ Cook	c SR Harmer b SJ Cook	20	38	3	0	52.63
BC Brown c D Elgar b PWA Mulder	c D Elgar b PWA Mulder	73	116	9	1	62.93
LA Dawson b PWA Mulder	b PWA Mulder	6	40	0	0	15.00
JK Fuller c & b SR Harmer	c & b SR Harmer	9	7	0	1	128.57
SW Currie run out (CWJ Allison, PWA Mulder)	run out (CWJ Allison, PWA Mulder)	0	2	0	0	0.00
KJ Abbott not out	not out	2	9	0	0	22.22
Codi Yusuf lbw b PWA Mulder	lbw b PWA Mulder	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 14, w 0, nb 4)	18
Total	71.3 Ov (RR: 3.29)	235/10

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (TE Albert, 5.2 ov), 2-15 (TJ Prest, 5.6 ov), 3-33 (NRT Gubbins, 10.6 ov), 4-88 (BA Mayes, 29.1 ov), 5-193 (JS Lehmann, 53.2 ov), 6-217 (LA Dawson, 65.3 ov), 7-228 (JK Fuller, 66.6 ov), 8-229 (SW Currie, 67.3 ov), 9-235 (BC Brown, 69.6 ov), 10-235 (Codi Yusuf, 71.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JA Porter	14	6	30	1	2.14	73	6	0	0
SJ Cook	14	2	56	3	4.00	63	10	0	1
S Snater	11	1	34	1	3.09	49	4	0	0
PWA Mulder	12.3	2	46	3	3.68	53	5	0	1
SR Harmer	15	4	40	1	2.67	76	4	2	0
MJJ Critchley	5	1	15	0	3.00	20	1	0	0

Essex Innings

273/10 (90 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar c Codi Yusuf b JK Fuller	c Codi Yusuf b JK Fuller	18	59	4	0	30.51
PI Walter c BC Brown b KJ Abbott	c BC Brown b KJ Abbott	5	23	1	0	21.74
T Westley c BA Mayes b SW Currie	c BA Mayes b SW Currie	34	74	5	0	45.95
SJ Cook b JK Fuller	b JK Fuller	2	17	0	0	11.76
CWJ Allison c BC Brown b JK Fuller	c BC Brown b JK Fuller	0	7	0	0	0.00
MJJ Critchley lbw b KJ Abbott	lbw b KJ Abbott	27	49	3	0	55.10
PWA Mulder c BC Brown b LA Dawson	c BC Brown b LA Dawson	54	98	6	0	55.10
MS Pepper c BC Brown b SW Currie	c BC Brown b SW Currie	10	37	0	0	27.03
SR Harmer not out	not out	80	118	14	0	67.80
S Snater c BC Brown b JK Fuller	c BC Brown b JK Fuller	16	23	2	1	69.57
JA Porter b JK Fuller	b JK Fuller	12	38	3	0	31.58
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 6)	15
Total	90 Ov (RR: 3.03)	273/10

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (PI Walter, 6.3 ov), 2-42 (D Elgar, 18.2 ov), 3-53 (SJ Cook, 23.4 ov), 4-53 (CWJ Allison, 25.5 ov), 5-80 (T Westley, 33.3 ov), 6-126 (MJJ Critchley, 46.5 ov), 7-157 (MS Pepper, 60.1 ov), 8-157 (PWA Mulder, 61.2 ov), 9-192 (S Snater, 68.6 ov), 10-273 (JA Porter, 89.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
KJ Abbott	24	8	45	2	1.88	119	5	0	0	0
Codi Yusuf	22	3	85	0	3.86	99	13	0	2	2
JK Fuller	15	4	43	5	2.87	75	7	0	0	1
SW Currie	14	2	37	2	2.64	62	4	0	0	0
LA Dawson	15	3	57	1	3.80	66	9	1	1	0

Hampshire Innings

214/10 (79.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TE Albert c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	1	22	0	0	4.55
NRT Gubbins c PI Walter b SR Harmer	c PI Walter b SR Harmer	71	189	13	0	37.57
TJ Prest c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	1	8	0	0	12.50
JS Lehmann b JA Porter	b JA Porter	27	78	4	0	34.62
BA Mayes c & b SR Harmer	c & b SR Harmer	8	31	0	0	25.81
BC Brown not out	not out	57	89	8	0	64.04
LA Dawson c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	13	19	1	1	68.42
JK Fuller lbw b PWA Mulder	lbw b PWA Mulder	18	26	3	0	69.23
SW Currie c D Elgar b SR Harmer	c D Elgar b SR Harmer	2	12	0	0	16.67
KJ Abbott lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.00
Codi Yusuf c SR Harmer b PWA Mulder	c SR Harmer b PWA Mulder	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, w 0, nb 2)	16
Total	79.5 Ov (RR: 2.68)	214/10

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (TE Albert, 7.6 ov), 2-19 (TJ Prest, 11.4 ov), 3-93 (JS Lehmann, 39.2 ov), 4-110 (BA Mayes, 50.1 ov), 5-125 (NRT Gubbins, 58.2 ov), 6-150 (LA Dawson, 63.6 ov), 7-196 (JK Fuller, 73.4 ov), 8-213 (SW Currie, 78.3 ov), 9-213 (KJ Abbott, 78.5 ov), 10-214 (Codi Yusuf, 79.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JA Porter	14	5	35	1	2.50	70	7	0	0
SJ Cook	15	3	52	3	3.47	71	10	0	0
S Snater	5	1	15	0	3.00	24	3	0	0
SR Harmer	31	8	66	4	2.13	151	7	1	0
PWA Mulder	11.5	1	23	2	1.94	58	2	0	1
MJJ Critchley	3	0	9	0	3.00	10	0	0	0

Essex Innings

178/4 (41.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter c BC Brown b KJ Abbott	c BC Brown b KJ Abbott	17	19	3	0	89.47
D Elgar b KJ Abbott	b KJ Abbott	8	33	1	0	24.24
T Westley c TJ Prest b KJ Abbott	c TJ Prest b KJ Abbott	9	31	1	0	29.03
CWJ Allison lbw b KJ Abbott	lbw b KJ Abbott	34	68	4	0	50.00
MJJ Critchley not out	not out	90	73	15	0	123.29
PWA Mulder not out	not out	15	27	1	1	55.56
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)	5
Total	41.5 Ov (RR: 4.25)	178/4

Did not bat: SR Harmer, MS Pepper, JA Porter, SJ Cook, S Snater

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (PI Walter, 6.2 ov), 2-31 (D Elgar, 12.3 ov), 3-40 (T Westley, 16.1 ov), 4-141 (CWJ Allison, 34.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
KJ Abbott	14	6	35	4	2.50	70	6	0
Codi Yusuf	9	1	47	0	5.22	29	6	0
LA Dawson	5	0	19	0	3.80	20	3	0
JK Fuller	8	0	32	0	4.00	33	5	0
SW Currie	4	0	25	0	6.25	13	4	0
TJ Prest	1.5	0	15	0	8.18	4	1	1

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Hampshire vs Essex match on 8 May 2026?

Essex won by 6 wickets.

Who scored the most runs in Hampshire vs Essex?

BC Brown (Hampshire) with 130 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Hampshire vs Essex?

Kyle Abbott, with 6/80.

Who won the toss in Hampshire vs Essex?

Essex, who chose to field first.

Where was Hampshire vs Essex played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.